(And thanks to Mommy Mormon Blog for giving the heads up!).
Look at those waists!
Hats!Hats!Everywhere! My Grandma Violet Earl loved hats. I inherited a few of them, mostly purple ones. And gloves.
Interesting slang:
(A few we still use today)
Take a powder – to leave
Fuddy-Duddy – old-fashioned person
Gobbledygook – double talk, long speech
Fat-head – stupid or foolish person
Chrome-dome – word for a bald headed man
Eager beaver – enthusiastic helper
Armored heifer – canned milk~LOVE this one!
In cahoots with – conspiring with
Top Five movies:
Casablanca
It's a Wonderful Life
Citizen Kane
Double Indemnity
The Treasure of Sierra Madre
The top five songs:
White Christmas
The Christmas Song
God Bless the Child
Take the "A" Train
Stardust
Did you learn anything new today? What do you remember from the 1940s?
1 comment:
Circa WW2 the women wore great structured suits, seamed nylons hose(when they could get them), had terrific wavy hair and RED lipstick. So classy! Men wore double breasted suits with hats. And the cars were big, roundish, heavy and nearly indestructible. I think we should bring some of this back.
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